# Incident 19830305073509I: Cessna 401, Bethel, AK, March 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8099° N, 161.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8099&lon=-161.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7864F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7864F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-E (registry code 17255, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,454 total, 150 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305073509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXHAUST PIPE SLIPPED ITS SECURING BRACKET AND CAME OFF THE TURBOCHARGER. CAUSED A ENGINE FIRE FROM THE HOT EXHAUST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA053), Mar 6, 1983: Cessna 401 (N7864F), Bethel, AK, incident, minor damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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